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Update: In light of COVID-19, we wanted to let you know our wedding is going forward as planned. As always, your health and safety are our top priority, and we completely understand if you’re no longer able to attend. Please just let us know as soon as possible.
Update: In light of COVID-19, we wanted to let you know our wedding is going forward as planned. As always, your health and safety are our top priority, and we completely understand if you’re no longer able to attend. Please just let us know as soon as possible.
July 4, 2021
San Diego, CA
#josegreg2021

Gregory & José

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José Ontiveros

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Gregory Koch

#josegreg2021

July 4, 2021

San Diego, CA

How We Met (Again) | Cómo nos conocimos (otra vez)

It was Fireworks | Hubo chispa

José and Greg met in San Diego for the first time in 2012 at their mutual friends' Jon and Ron's 4th of July party...and nothing happened. A month later José was living in Los Angeles. Five years would pass, and José moved back to San Diego. In the summer of 2017, Jon and Ron's 4th of July party was again approaching. José was determined that this time Greg would pay him more attention....and he did. They talked long into the night, well after the fireworks had passed, and almost everyone else had left the party. They hadn't even noticed they were alone until a whisper came from the balcony above, and the two looked around. With a bit of flirting, they said their goodbyes for the evening, and the rest is history. Greg often says to José, "You found me again," referring to the two 4th of July parties where they met over the course of 5 years. Versions of that phrase are engraved on both their engagement rings. José y Greg se conocieron en San Diego por primera vez en el 2012 en una fiesta del 4 de Julio (El Dia de la Independencia) en casa de unos amigos en común, Jon y Ron... y no pasó nada. Un mes después, José se mudo a Los Ángeles. Pasarían cinco años y José regresó a San Diego. En el verano del 2017, la fiesta del 4 de julio de Jon y Ron se acercaba nuevamente. José estaba decidido a que esta vez si iba a hablar con Greg... y asi fue. Hablaron mucho durante la noche. Mucho después de que pasaran los fuegos artificiales y casi todos los demás se habían ido de la fiesta, Jose y Greg seguian platicando. Ni siquiera se habían dado cuenta de que estaban solos hasta que un susurro llegó desde el balcón de arriba y los dos miraron alrededor. Con un poco de coqueteo, se despidieron, y el resto es historia. Greg a menudo le dice a José: "Me encontraste de nuevo", refiriéndose a las dos fiestas del 4 de Julio en las que se conocieron en el transcurso de 5 años. Una version de esa frase está grabada en sus anillos de compromiso.

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